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GrasslandCup nestLarge · 611 g
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The fan-tailed raven is completely black including bill, legs and feet and the plumage has a purplish-blue gloss in good light. Worn plumage is slightly coppery-brown. The base of the feathers on the upper neck are white and only seen if the bird is inspected or a strong gust blows them the wrong way. The throat hackles are shorter than in most other ravens. One of the smaller raven species, it is about the same size or slightly larger than the carrion crow, at 47–51 cm, but with a much thicker bill, shorter tail and much larger wings.
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When to see the Fan-tailed Raven
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Fan-tailed Raven
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Sudan, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates.
About the Fan-tailed Raven
The fan-tailed raven is a passerine bird of the crow family native to Eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Easily confused with
Sunda CrowCorvus encaThe Sunda crow is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae that is found in South-East Asia, from Malaysia to Borneo.
Cuban CrowCorvus nasicusA stocky, medium-sized (40–42 centimetres or 16–17 inches in length) forest crow, the bill of this species is long and deep with a gentle curve towards the tip giving a large headed profile.
Sinaloa CrowCorvus sinaloaeThe Sinaloa crow is 35.5 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long; two individuals weighed 229 and 258 g (8.1 and 9.1 oz).
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